Eurostar
September 23, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
No Standard Premier today (birthdays only) so it's a DIY lunch on Eurostar's Standard class. Bacon. Mmmm nothing like the smell of a bacon sandwich. We are though talking Francis Bacon. That's why weRead more
Pompidou Centre
September 23, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
So here we are. Deep breath for Bob and off we go. Not too busy. All the works relate to six literary, poetic and philosophical texts from books in Bacon's library (eg the Wasteland, Heart ofRead more
Jacquemart Andre
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
No - I said - I don't want to see old Italian paintings with cherubs. And yet here we are! Ok no cherubs and much better than expected helped by the fact that we don't have to pay. This is the privateRead more
Jacquemart Andre Cafe
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Trip end
September 24, 2019
TravelerLike the bacon with bacon. Hope Bob survives with his principles intact.
TravelerI feel the same as Bob - but he was mentioned during the Weimar Insight day we’ve just attended. Apparently, while Isherwood was staying in rooms in a (then) poor part of Berlin, Bacon, age 17, was staying at the Adlon with his tutor who then seduced him. Must have come from a wealthy background.